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Cory Booker: when you hear that women have to make incredibly difficult decisions whether they buy tampons or call their kids at home…

On the recordJuly 18, 2017
when you hear that women have to make incredibly difficult decisions whether they buy tampons or call their kids at home because of the usury rates with which these charges they face just trying to communicate with their children.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Booker highlights the tough choices faced by incarcerated women regarding communication costs.

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